Chinese Traditional: 西元
Chinese Simplified: 西元
Pinyin: xi1 yuan2
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄩㄢˊ
English Meaning: A.D. Anno Domini, Christian era

Example Sentences:

香港在西元一九九七年回歸中國的統治。
香港在西元一九九七年回归中国的统治。
xiang1 gang3 zai4 xi1 yuan2 yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2 hui2 gui1 zhong1 guo2 de5 tong3 zhi4.
Hong Kong was returned to China's governance in the year 1997 A.D.
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Related Words:

西   西



west

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yuán

1. monetary unit (e.g. dollar, yuan) 2. Yuan dynasty 3. basic, primary, fundamental 4. first, original 5. part, constituent 6. era (of a reign) 7. meta- (prefix) 8. (geology) eon

Here: era (of a reign)

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